In the dining area, she covered a vintage crystal chandelier that came with the house with a light brown drum.

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In the master bedroom, a leather-upholstered headboard serves as the backdrop to a bleached fox-fur bedspread and a circular crystal chandelier hangs overhead.

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"Often the new Murano glass designs provide the perfect midway point materially and aesthetically between a formal crystal chandelier and the more wacky ones antlers, octopuses that have become so trendy, " she said.

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The home begins with an enormous grand entry with black crystal chandelier and includes a gourmet kitchen with high-end appliances, enormous living room with a 20-foot wall of windows and a master suite with steam shower, dry sauna and whirlpool bath.

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Strolling along the narrow street, you may glimpse a chandelier maker tinkering with a frozen crystal fountain, a cobbler fetching moulds from a shelf, or a bookbinder buried in rows of bookshelves, his head bowed as he works at his desk.

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